Build it, buy it, or partner up?

Eight questions on capability, complexity, and context. Three paths get scored against each other — with an honest cost range and the top-3 risks per recommendation.

Important: A make-or-buy decision in AI hinges on more than eight questions — data sovereignty, contract law, IP strategy, existing vendor relationships. This check is a first-pass orientation before you enter detailed vendor evaluations.

Methodology

8 inputs (3C model: Capability, Complexity, Criticality + 5 constraints/context). Each input contributes three scores (Buy/Build/Partner) on a 0-30 scale, averaged and rescaled to 0-100. Hybrid detection when the top-2 paths sit within 8 points. Pure heuristic — no LLM call, no logging of your answers.